The leader of the University of New Mexico Health System is out after less than four years in the job.

UNM President Garnett Stokes announced in a letter circulated Wednesday that she made the “strategic leadership change” to replace Dr. Douglas Ziedonis “given the evolving direction required for our Health Sciences initiatives,” according to a news release. Ziedonis had served as executive vice president and UNM Health System CEO since Dec. 1, 2020.